Defence News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on April 30, 2025.
MIL-OSI USA: After Years of Persistent Advocacy and Work to Secure New Fighter Mission, Senator Peters Welcomes Announcement to Base 21 F-15EX Fighters at Selfridge Air National Guard Base
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Michigan Gary Peters WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) released the following statement after President Trump announced that Selfridge Air National Guard will receive a new fighter mission. At an event in Macomb County, the President confirmed that Selfridge would receive 21 F-15EXs – a next-generation fighter […]
MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Jake Ellzey Presents Military Medals to Local Veteran Terry Everest
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Jake Ellzey (Texas, 6) Waxahachie, TX – On Thursday, May 24th, during a visit to Palestine, Congressman Jake Ellzey proudly presented long-overdue military medals to Mr. Terry Everest, a Vietnam-era Army veteran and resident of Rusk, Texas. Mr. Everest served in the United States Army from 1969 […]
MIL-OSI Security: Statement Of U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton On The Verdict In U.S. V. Omnicare And CVS Health Corporation
Source: Office of United States Attorneys False claims in the healthcare industry cost every American. Today, a unanimous jury found Omnicare, the country’s largest long-term care pharmacy, liable for fraudulently dispensing drugs without valid prescriptions to elderly and disabled people in assisted living facilities and other residential long-term care facilities. After a four-week trial, the […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Statement on air strike against Houthi military facility in Yemen: 29 April 2025
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments News story Statement on air strike against Houthi military facility in Yemen: 29 April 2025 Royal Air Force participates in operation targeting a Houthi military facility in Yemen. On 29 April 2025, UK forces participated in a joint operation with US forces against a Houthi military target […]
MIL-OSI USA: Ernst, Gonzales Create Harsh Penalties for Deadly Fentanyl Dealers
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) Published: April 29, 2025 Drug dealers behind lethal fentanyl will face life in prison or death penalty. WASHINGTON – On National Fentanyl Awareness Day, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) are increasing the criminal penalties to the strictest possible level for […]
MIL-OSI USA: Stefanik Applauds Passage of Historic Trump-Backed Defense Modernization Legislation Out of Committee
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (21st District of New York) Stefanik Applauds Passage of Historic Trump-Backed Defense Modernization Legislation Out of Committee | Press Releases | Congresswoman Elise Stefanik Facebook Icon Google Plus Icon Instagram Icon LinkedIn Icon Twitter Icon YouTube Icon Vimeo Icon Clients Icon Email icon Map Icon […]
MIL-OSI USA: Warren Warns Walgreens Buyout by Private Equity May Lead to Pharmacy Closures, Lost Jobs in Massachusetts, Limit Access to Medication
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Massachusetts – Elizabeth Warren April 29, 2025 Warren seeks assurances from Sycamore Partners that its heavily-leveraged, debt-fueled acquisition of Walgreens will not lead to layoffs, store closures After private equity looted Steward Health Care hospitals, Warren concerned that Walgreens could be next: “These private equity buyouts of […]
MIL-OSI USA: Fischer Questions Michael Cadenazzi, Jr., Vice Admiral Scott Pappano at Senate Armed Services Committee Confirmation Hearing
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Nebraska Deb Fischer Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned the nominees for Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, Michael Cadenazzi, Jr., and Principal Deputy Administrator National Nuclear Security Administration, Vice Admiral Scott Pappano, USN, at their confirmation […]
MIL-OSI Video: 75th Rangers announced as the Army’s Best Sappers!
Source: US Army (video statements) The winners are Team 27, Capt. James Mitchiner and 1st Lt. George Madden, from the 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga! Huge congratulations to all the competitors. Over the past four days at Fort Leonard Wood you showed grit, determination, and heart, proving you are the Best of the Best. […]
MIL-OSI Video: Enhance Interoperability
Source: United States Department of Defense (video statements) Members of the@UsAirforce 435th Contingency Response Group and Royal Canadian Air Force enhance interoperability during exercise Agile Bison 25-1 at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium. #airforce #military #usa For more on the Department of Defense, visit: http://www.defense.gov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m9tBOjcSno MIL OSI Video –
MIL-OSI USA: 100 Days, 100 Stories
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson released a list of 100 American citizens who have felt the benefits from President Trump’s historic first 100 days in office. Speaker Johnson highlighted citizens who were unjustly detained abroad, business owners who will benefit from new apprenticeship opportunities, and families […]
MIL-OSI USA News: 100 DAYS OF HOAXES: Cutting Through the Fake News
Source: The White House Since President Donald J. Trump took office 100 days ago, it has been a nonstop deluge of hoaxes and lies from Democrats and their allies in the Fake News suffering from terminal cases of Trump Derangement Syndrome. In no particular order, here are some of the most egregious hoaxes peddled by […]
MIL-OSI USA: Murkowski, Gillibrand Press Hegseth on DOD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Alaska Lisa Murkowski 04.29.25 Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth expressing their concern about possible Department of Defense guidance that would significantly […]
MIL-OSI USA: ICYMI: Women, Peace and Security Law “Ended” by Hegseth Widely Supported by Trump Administration Officials
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen (Washington, DC) – Earlier today, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth moved to “end” the “Women, Peace and Security (WPS)” program inside the U.S. Department of Defense. U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a top member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, blasted his […]
MIL-OSI USA: Cortez Masto Joins Senators Pressing Administration on How Mass CFPB Firings Will Hurt Working Nevadans
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Nevada Cortez Masto Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined 40 Democratic Senators in a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Acting Director Russell Vought outlining more than 80 congressionally mandated functions of the CFPB and pressing for answers on how the agency […]
MIL-OSI Global: How the UK’s microchip industry is bouncing back after a quarter of a century
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Peter Gammon, Professor of Power Electronic Devices, School of Engineering, University of Warwick A silicon carbide wafer, from which microchips are manufactured. Peter Gammon Silicon microchips underpin our modern lives. They are at the heart of our smartphones and laptops. They also play critical roles in electric vehicles […]
MIL-Evening Report: Trump says diversity initiatives undermine merit. Decades of research show this is flawed
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paula McDonald, Professor of Work and Organisation, Queensland University of Technology Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock US President Donald Trump declared earlier this year he would forge a “colour blind and merit-based society”. His executive order was part of a broader policy directing the US military, federal agencies and other public […]
MIL-Evening Report: The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago today, yet films about the conflict still struggle to capture its complexities
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scarlette Nhi Do, Sessional Academic, The University of Melbourne Scene from Apocalypse Now (1979) Prime Video The Vietnam War (1955–1975) was more than just a chapter in the Cold War. For some, it was supposed to achieve Vietnam’s right to self-determination. For others, it was an attempt […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Frankel Slams Pete Hegseth’s Attack on Women, Peace, and Security
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22), Co-Chair of the bipartisan Women, Peace, and Security Caucus, released the following statement after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced he was eliminating Women, Peace, and Security efforts at the Department of Defense. President Trump signed the Women, Peace, and […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Union Public Service Commission announces the result of the written part of the COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION (I) – 2025
Source: Government of India Posted On: 29 APR 2025 3:34PM by PIB Delhi On the basis of the results of the COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION (I), 2025 held by the Union Public Service Commission on 13th April, 2025, 8516 candidates with the following Roll Numbers have qualified for being interviewed by the Service Selection Board […]